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Storage and more storage

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May 2010
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My brother-in-law added more storage to his garage. He bought a small trailer that he put right in front of the back door of the garage. He has 3 other sheds in the yard already but they are filled with painting supplies, swimming pool supplies (but no swimming pool) and all kinds of other stuff.

I think it’s time for him to go through all of the sheds and do some purging instead of adding more places to store things. He has a riding lawnmower that sits outside in all kinds of weather because there is no place to put it so it’s covered. He has lots of ladders and other stuff behind sheds & up against the side of the garage too.

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Woops.. here I go again

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May 2010
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Here I go again forgetting about my poor little blog here. I’m sorry little blog. I’ve been busy dreaming about getting out of this camper and into our own place and buying some nice, new modern furniture to fill it up with.

I swear I’ll try harder in the future to keep you filled up with posts and stop neglecting you. I hope you can find it in your little blog heart to forgive me.

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Tips for your unmentionables

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May 2010
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Everyone woman has delicates/unmentionables/under garments that need special care. Below are a few tips to keep them looking pretty.

Your lingerie should always be washed after every wear because perfume, perspiration, and other lotions might stain the fabric.

Always sort your lingerie according to color so the lighter ones don’t get stained from the darker colored ones.

It’s better to wash your lingerie by hand rather than in the washer. But if that’s not possible, then always put your washer on delicate cycle and use cold water and a gentle detergent.

Before putting them in the washer, be sure to attach the hooks and the eyes so that they don’t get caught on anything.

When washing by hand, always use a mild detergent and wash your lingerie only in luke-warm water. This is very important for cotton lingerie because hot water could damage the color and the material. Also do not rub those your lacy things too hard because the lace can tear easily.

Wired and padded lingerie should be washed for a short cycle in washers otherwise the wire may come out or the pads may get destroyed.

Lingerie should never be dried in a dryer because the heat of the dryer could affect its elasticity, cause the under-wire to distort, and fray and shrink the trims. They should always be line dried.

For lingerie made from silk, satin, or synthetic use mild detergent and cold water to soak and rinse them.

If you do use a washer for your lingerie invest in a lingerie bag to keep them all together.

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How to make perfect hard boiled eggs

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May 2010
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1. Make sure that you use eggs that are several days old. Hard boiling farm fresh eggs will lead to eggs that are difficult to peel. If you have that problem, try putting them in the refrigerator for a few days; they should be easier to peel then.

2. Place the eggs in a single layer in a saucepan, covered by at least an inch or two of cold water. When you start with cold water and gently bring the eggs to a boil it will help keep them from cracking. You can add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water will help keep the egg whites from running out of any eggs that happen to crack while cooking (the vinegar could affect the taste). Adding a half teaspoon of salt could help both with the prevention of cracking and making the eggs easier to peel. Put the heat on high and bring the eggs to a boil. As soon as the water starts to boil, remove the pan from the heat for a few seconds.

3. Reduce the heat to low, return the pan to the burner. Let simmer for one minute.

4. After a minute, remove the pan from the heat, cover, and let sit for 12 minutes.

5. Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and place them into a bowl of ice water or strain out the water from the pan, fill the pan with cold water, strain again, fill again, until the eggs cool down a bit. Once the eggs are cooled, strain the water from the eggs. Store the eggs in a covered container in the refrigerator. They should be eaten within 5 days.

ps.. Eggs used to be bad for you because of the cholesterol they contain but it’s been found that eggs also help the good cholesterol.

ps2.. You still shouldn’t eat them everyday. A couple times a week is good.

ps3.. Try not to use too much salt on them. Too much sodium is never good for you.

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In love

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May 2010
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Lemme tell ya… I’m loving my new host so far. Posting used to be a real chore because it would take several long seconds after I hit the publish button before it would post. Now I hit publish and boom… posted. I’m also noticing the feed shows up in my feed reader almost instantly. With the old host it sometimes took hours for them to show up.

If you’re looking for a host then I really recommend Hawk Host. Their support is great and got me set up, got my files migrated from the old host and their servers are very quick.

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Searching, searching, searching

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May 2010
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I was just checking my stats for this blog and it’s funny what people search for and end up at my blog. The only thing that didn’t bring them here was a search for cheap insurance.

People must have stinky rooms because there were quite a few searches for “homemade room deodorizers“.

This one kills me: “how to take the smell of vinegar out of vingegar cleaners” – I don’t think that can be done.

companies went out of business in charlotte – so sorry to hear that but I didn’t do it.

9673 – huh?

dry sheet burned pans – how could that happen?

why egg shell lizards – HUH?

tips for hoarders – I don’t think they need tips on hoarding… they have it down to a science.

charolette tips – uhhh.. it’s spelled Charlotte!

old looking cigar tips – ewww

a loss for words respond – uh.. yeah.. me too.

dryer sheet burnt on pan – umm.. you aren’t supposed to cook the dryer sheets.

craters keep appearing on my face – all I can say is Wow!

I hope you enjoyed the giggles as much I did posting them!

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I still have it..

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May 2010
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My wedding dress.. that is. I was married in 1972 and I still have my wedding dress, train and veil. I haven’t opened the box that it’s in in years. I know I won’t fit in it anymore without the help of some good, quick weight loss tips. But I don’t plan on wearing that for any reason.

I was saving it for Andi to wear but her last 2 weddings were casual. I don’t know if Tayler would want to wear when she gets married, someday in the far, far future, but I hope it would be able to cleaned without it falling apart and be able to become white again.

It used to be white but the last time I looked at it it was becoming yellow with age. After all… it’s about 38 years old now. I’ll have to check with some dry cleaners and see what they can do. I know they have new processes now.. ones they didn’t have 38 years ago.

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What do you do

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May 2010
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I have a question for my readers. I have this “muffin top” problem. I like to call them my puffy lumps though. I wanted to ask my readers what do you do to keep the muffin top monster away? Do you buy phentermine, diet, exercise like crazy or what?

Is there an easy way to get rid of the puffy lumps? There are a lot of exercises/workouts that I can’t do because of my spinal fusion that I had a few years ago. I need something that’s not going to turn my body into one massive painful nerve.

So I’m asking you, my readers, for some tips and tricks. That’s a change… I’m usually the one giving out tips and tricks!

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